I first rode the Scenic Railway in the late 1970s. There were no automatic hydraulic doors so you kept yourself inside the car, the roof was 2" wire mesh so the sclerophyll forest was free to drip on you going both up and down, and there was a grab bar in front of you if you were a bit frightened. I can find no record of fatalities then, or since then. The O. H. & S. zealots and insurance companies have really sucked a lot of fun out of this world . . . unless of course you consider that the current generations and their 4" screen need protecting from themselves. And don't even try to get me started on the safety railed boardwalk at the bottom of the descent. Nevertheless, good work Karl. Up to your usual excellent standard.
Thank you for your fabulous and very kind comments Teddy. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. The 'new' train does seem very high tech and a little bit like Disneyland, with its hydraulic door and Indiana Jones soundtrack (I had to mask that with royalty free music in the video!) It's all a far cry from the original vehicle 'Jesse' seen alongside the upper station at the start of the video. I do like how Scenic World have preserved some of their old vehicles as static exhibits though. There's even one of the original cable cars in a park outside of the complex.
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I first rode the Scenic Railway in the late 1970s. There were no automatic hydraulic doors so you kept yourself inside the car, the roof was 2" wire mesh so the sclerophyll forest was free to drip on you going both up and down, and there was a grab bar in front of you if you were a bit frightened. I can find no record of fatalities then, or since then. The O. H. & S. zealots and insurance companies have really sucked a lot of fun out of this world . . . unless of course you consider that the current generations and their 4" screen need protecting from themselves. And don't even try to get me started on the safety railed boardwalk at the bottom of the descent.
Nevertheless, good work Karl. Up to your usual excellent standard.
Thank you for your fabulous and very kind comments Teddy. I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. The 'new' train does seem very high tech and a little bit like Disneyland, with its hydraulic door and Indiana Jones soundtrack (I had to mask that with royalty free music in the video!) It's all a far cry from the original vehicle 'Jesse' seen alongside the upper station at the start of the video. I do like how Scenic World have preserved some of their old vehicles as static exhibits though. There's even one of the original cable cars in a park outside of the complex.